July 19, 2013 – IPC Small-company performance is one bright spot in the July 2013 edition of the IPC North American EMS Market Report released this month by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries®. This month’s report indicates that the smallest EMS companies that participate in IPC’s North American EMS Statistical Program — those with less than $10 million in […]

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Friday, July 19, 2013 | IPC PCB sales growth to the military/aerospace market continues to outpace sales to other vertical markets in North America, according to IPC’s July 2013 issue of North American PCB Market Report. Despite cutbacks in the U.S. military budget, cumulative rigid PCB sales to the military market from January through May this […]

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Lead-free solder comprises a wide array of alloy systems and each system can be modified in numerous ways. A test scheme to represent lead-free is a daunting task with an astounding price tag. Dr. Jennie Hwang advises that any tin whisker propensity study be conducted with a specific alloy composition, as clarity is the name […]

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Sometimes it feels as if we’re floating in a sea of “Design For” acronyms: DFM, DFA, DFT, DFE, DFX…the list goes on. But in the end, isn’t it all about profit? In the July issue of The PCB Design Magazine, our contributors and columnists discuss DFP and the best practices for creating profit in your […]